Shrine prepares to share Mother Seton’s ‘Revolutionary’ impact as America turns 250

Shrine prepares to share Mother Seton’s ‘Revolutionary’ impact as America turns 250

EMMITSBURG, Md. (OSV News) — In a revolutionary year, the spirited celebration of America’s 250th anniversary throughout 2026, the national shrine dedicated to the first U.S.-born saint is aiming to help patriotic revelers discover the place of “Mother Seton” among the pantheon of iconic nation-builders. On her Jan. 4 feast day — which this year coincided with the U.S. observance of the Feast of the Epiphany — The National Shrine of St. Elizabet…